Registration of a Ukrainian car in Spain with preferential customs clearance

In Spain, you can drive cars with Ukrainian license plates for up to six months. Next, the vehicle must be cleared and registered.

For Ukrainians who were forced to move to Spain during the war, there is preferential customs clearance of cars:

▪️ exemption from paying VAT;

▪️ exemption from payment of customs duty;

▪️ exemption from the need to obtain a certificate of homologation for compliance of the vehicle with the Euro VI standard - Certificado de Conformidad Europea (CoC);

▪️ exemption from payment of tax on vehicle registration

Preferential conditions allow you to save up to 50% of customs clearance costs.

To take advantage of preferential conditions, you must:

▫️ be the owner of a car for at least 6 months;

▫️ to be a resident for no more than a year (the benefit is valid only for the first year of residence as a resident in Spain and not to have been previously registered in Spain);

▫️ the car must be of European assembly and without significant changes.

List of documents:

- technical passport (certified by a sworn translator);

-passport;

- resident card;

- a certificate confirming the status of a tax resident of Ukraine (translated and certified by a sworn translator);

-registration.

The stages that must be completed from the moment of customs clearance to obtaining Spanish license plates:

▪️DUA (tax)

▪️FTR (simplified homologation)

▪️ITV (technical inspection)

▪️Agencia Tributaria (tax)

▪️Ayuntamiento (IVTM) (city tax)

▪️DGT (MREO)

▪️Matriculas coche (buying numbers)

The process takes about 3 weeks.

Preferential customs clearance does not exempt vehicle owners from the payment of costs for the translation of documents, state duty, administrative costs and payment for a technical inspection of the vehicle.

After registering the car, the owner is prohibited from selling or leasing it for 12 months. Or pay all the taxes and fees from which he was exempted and then sell or rent it.

The car is registered, do not forget to insure it and pay the transport tax on time every year, which will come from the city hall at the place of your residence registration.

Need help with customs clearance and registration? Contact WAH Spain in direct or leave your request here .